Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mersham Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood , and the 372nd lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mersham Road (CR7 8NP) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% lower than the Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood average (85.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Mersham Road (CR7 8NP), the main crime hotspot is near Annsworthy Avenue. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Mersham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Cranbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norbury Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Woodville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Natal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Manchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furze Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furze Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Annsworthy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Annsworthy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Annsworthy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mersham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peppercorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodville Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furze Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burlington Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Livingstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hythe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mersham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mersham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Speke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Woodville Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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